Tyron Woodley details ‘rock bottom’ after losing UFC title to Kamaru Usman

Woodley (19-7) was undefeated in seven straight, including four title defenses, dating back to 2014 when he put his welterweight title on the line. Kamaru Usman in 2018. Usman dethroned Woodley in a dominant unanimous decision. The latter recently revealed that he felt like a laughingstock after losing the belt.

Tyron Woodley recalls feeling depressed after Kamaru Usman ended his UFC title reign

“The Chosen One” felt that all of his detractors finally got what they wanted when he lost the belt to Usman in a one-sided fight. Woodley revealed that his close friend, the UFC Hall of Famer
Demetrius Johnsontried to help him deal with depression.

“DJ tried to shut me out of it for a long time,” Woodley told Ariel Helwani. “The ground is when I thought everybody was laughing at me. I thought the UFC was laughing at me. Usman was laughing at me. During my title reign, I was going through a divorce; I had a girlfriend; I had a kid. I had all this stuff; I was spending $40,000 a month; being stupid… When I finally felt like everyone was down… I won all these titles, I went three years without losing one, let alone from the fight, right?

Woodley never won again in the UFC and parted ways with the promotion in 2021 due to a four-fight slump. He then suffered three consecutive losses in boxing, including by knockout Jake Paul. The former champion’s winless streak finally ended with a wrestling win Joaquin Buckley In RAF 12. Woodley has since suffered a loss in a wrestling match Khamzat Chimaev RAF in Moscow earlier this month. Woodley admits he breathed a sigh of relief after getting back into the winning column against Buckley.

“And after I beat Buckley, it’s finally over,” Woodley added.